Burglaries investigated in Vestal, Chenango

Vestal police are investigating two burglaries at homes on Pierce Hill Road and Main Street.

Both incidents occurred this morning between 7:40 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and it appears the intruder was looking for prescription medication, police said. Both homes are about two-thirds of a mile apart.

A person who lives between the two residences reported seeing a man trying to enter the screened porch behind her house at about 8:45 a.m., police said. He claimed to be from an insurance company, that he was at the wrong house and then he left quickly, police said.

The man was described as a white male who wore a knit winter hat and drove a dark blue sedan.

Broome County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating similar burglaries this week in the Town of Chenango.

Deputies said they are looking for a white male with a thin build and short dark hair who was seen in the area of one burglary. He wore a visor on his head and was driving a small blue car, believed to be a hatchback that bore a white license plate with dark lettering, police said.

Anyone with information related to these incidents is asked to call Vestal police at (607) 754-2477, ext. 347 or the sheriff’s office at (607) 778-2053.